Waxing · 84.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on August 16, 2005Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.7% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
364,015 km226,188 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2005 is on Friday, August 19, 2005 at 17:53 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 03:05 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 13, 2005 | 02:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 19, 2005 | 17:53 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 2005 to the new moon of September 3, 2005, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.